Shirt and trouser holder



Feb, 22, 1949. c. c. LEvlN 2,462,409

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Patented Feb. 22, 1949 UNITED STATES ATENT OFFICE 1 Claim.

This invention relates to a shirt and trouser holder, and has for one of its objects the production of a simple and eicient means for supporting trousers in place without the use of Suspenders which extend over the shoulders of the wearer.

A further object of this invention is the production of a simple and efficient trouser support consisting of a plurality of sets of intertting members, one member of each set beincr carried by the trousers, and the other member being carried by the shirt, said interfitting members being constructed so as to be readily attached and also easily detached.

Another object of this invention is the production of a simple and efficient shirt-engaging member having a spring clamp which may be conveniently operated to quickly attach the member to a shirt and to readily release the member therefrom without injury to the shirt.

Other objects and advantages of this invention will appear throughout the following specification and claim.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a front elevational View of the male member of one pair of holders;

Figure 2 is a rear elevational view thereof;

Figure 3 is an edge elevational View, certain parts being shown in section, and illustrating the manner of attaching the male member and secur ing the same to the top edge of the trousers;

Figure 4 is a top plan View of the male member;

Figure 5 is a front elevational View of the female member of one pair of holders above referred to;

Figure 6 is a rear elevational View thereof;

Figure 7 is a side elevational view of the structure shown in Figure 6;

Figure 8 is a top plan view of the members assembled;

Figure 9 is an enlarged fragmentary transverse sectional view taken on line 9-9 of Figure 6, looking in the direction of the arrow.

By referring to the drawings, it will be seen that I0 designates the male member of one set of trouser-holders. This member I comprises a tapering body having inwardly rolled edges I I and I Ia. The male member IBI is provided with a right-angular ange I 2 at the top thereof. A depending tongue I 3 extends downwardly from the ange I2 in spaced relation to the body of the member I0, as shown in Figure 3. An outer clamping tongue I4 extends downwardly from the outer end of the flange I2 in spaced relation to the tongue I3 to provide a pocket therebetween to receive the top edge of a pair of trousers 9. A clamping set screw IIIEL is carried by the tongue I Il for gripping the trousers and clamping the male member in place, as shown in Figure 3. The arrangement of the tongue I3 in spaced relation to the body of the' male member Ill will hold this member away from the inner face of the trousers for a sufficient distance to prevent the crowding of the female member when assembled with the male member.

In Figures 5, 6 and 7, inclusive, I have shown the type of female member preferably used with the male member above described. This female member I 5 comprises a tapering body having inwardly rolled edges I6 and Ia. A longitudinally extending elongated spring clamp I'I of the conventional type is hingedly secured at one side edge of the female member I5, as shown. This spring clamp I'I is preferably hinged upon a suitable pintle I8, the ends of which are carried in the journals I9 and I ga. It should be understood, however, that any suitable type of spring clamp Il may be employed without departing from the spirit of the invention, and that the spring clamp I'I may be hinged to the female member in any suitable manner to freely swing so that the clamp Il may grip the side of a shirt at the side seam thereof to attach the female member to the shirt adjacent the top edge of an adjoining pair of trousers carrying the companion male member.

The male member I is attached to the trousers at the top edge thereof, so as to fit upon the inner face of the trousers adjacent the top edge of the trousers. The female member I5 is secured to the shirt by attaching the clamp I 'l at selected points adjacent the side seams of the shirt, as explained in the following, the clamp I'I extending in a substantially vertical direction. The small end 'i of the male member I0 is then dropped into the upper end 8 of the female member I5 and the weight of the trousers will cause the male member Eil to wedge downwardly into the member I5 thereby holding the members in assembled relation, as shown in Figure 8. The female member I5 of two of the holders, by being clamped to the shirt, preferably adjacent the hip of the wearer at the side seams of the shirt, will suspend the member Ill in clamped engagement with the member I5. I preferably employ one set of holders as described above upon each side of the trousers adjacent the hips of the wearer, and one set in front so that the clamp may engage the shirt at the point where it is buttoned together. The male and female members above described comprise intertting wedge-like members wherein the female member, which is releasably secured to the shirt by the spring clamp, receives the wedgelike male member which in turn is carried by the trousers. There is, therefore, provided an eilcient suspension support to prevent the sagging of the trousers at a point adjacent the hips of the wearer. The members i9 and l5 may be preferably made of metal although other material may be employed without departing from the spirit c-f the invention.. When it is desired to separate the membersfxthenmemberml may be lifted upwardly from the jmrber tIEQ'and if desired, therolled other to release the edges H and Ha from the rolled edges I 6 and Isa.

It should be noted that the spring-clamp vIl which is of a conventional type extends longitudinally or vertically of the female'mernber 15T for a major portion of its lengthfand is hingedlyv connected near one of the side anges. A clamp of this type is provided as shown, with a pairo A elongated at gripping jaws, a clamp of this type being particularly adapted for use in connectionY WithV the present structure, and forming an importan-t element thereof due -to the 'fact that it is necessary-'and of great'- advantage to` provide a broad-gripping' area for the clamp so that the fabric-of the shirt-maybe eliciently gripped to support` themember I5 inA engagement with the' shirt, and thereby avoid the danger of tearingithe shirt wherethe 4clampt 'grips-fthe fabric Aofthe shirt. f

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